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. >>> plus, will this cold, dreary weather continue through the week? chuck is back with the forecast coming up next. let me tell you how i will create 12 million jobs when president obama couldn't. first, my energy independence policy means more than three million new jobs. many of them in manufacturing. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates seven million more. and expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training takes us to over 12 million new jobs. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> president obama landed in los angeles about an hour ago. he's there to raise big money from celebrity supporters. he will speak at a con skert at the nokia theater where bon jovi, stevie wonder, and katy perry perform. tonight he'll speak at a $25,000 per person fund-raising dinner. that's $25,000 a person. the obama campaign is looking to build on his record-breaking month. the campaign raised $181 million in september. >>> mitt romney wrapping up a three-day campaign swing through florida w
. >>> plus, will this cold, dreary weather continue through the week? chuck is back with the forecast coming up next. let me tell you how i will create 12 million jobs when president obama couldn't. first, my energy independence policy means more than three million new jobs. many of them in manufacturing. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates seven million more. and expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training takes...
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weeks ago dropped by a volunteer office near his home in chicago. he calls swing state wisconsin. >> my name is barack obama. you know, the president? this is barack obama. it is. i'm calling to say thank you. you're working so hard. >> reporter: it is the last day of his last campaign. >> so i just want to say thank you to the american people. i also want to say to governor romney, congratulations on a spirited campaign. i know that his supporters are just as engaged and just as enthusiastic. just as hard today. >> reporter: voter turnout seemed heavy. this was colorado, one of the battle ground states. other swing states today. new hampshire and virginia. voters lined up in many polling places. wisconsin, snow on election day. this was cleveland airport at midday. mitt romney's plane, paul ryan's and nearby, vice president biden's plane. they were all in ohio. romney and ryan headed to a volunteer center. stopping in a wendy's. >> hey, judy, this is mitt romney. how are you? >> reporter: biden, too, stopped in a restaurant. just a few more hours a
weeks ago dropped by a volunteer office near his home in chicago. he calls swing state wisconsin. >> my name is barack obama. you know, the president? this is barack obama. it is. i'm calling to say thank you. you're working so hard. >> reporter: it is the last day of his last campaign. >> so i just want to say thank you to the american people. i also want to say to governor romney, congratulations on a spirited campaign. i know that his supporters are just as engaged and just...
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rally in fairfax in two weeks, with election day approaching and the polls tightening, mr. obama coined a new word, to spotlight what he says are mitt romney's shifting positions on key issues. >> we've got to name this condition that he's going through. i think -- i think it's called romneshia. >> reporter: the president then applied romneshia to a list of hot-button topics most focused on women. >> if you're saying you're for equal pay for equal work but you refuse to say you would sign a bill for equal pay for equal work, you might have romneshia. if you come down with a case of romneeshia, here's the good news, obama care covers preexisting conditions. we've got a cure. we can make you well, virginia. >> reporter: supporters were fired up. >> i loved the fact that he talked about education. i love the fact that he believes in equal pay for women and men. i love the fact that he wants to move forward. >> reporter: the romney campaign had its own choice words calling the president's speech a comedy routine in intended to divert attention from the economy. >> when you have
rally in fairfax in two weeks, with election day approaching and the polls tightening, mr. obama coined a new word, to spotlight what he says are mitt romney's shifting positions on key issues. >> we've got to name this condition that he's going through. i think -- i think it's called romneshia. >> reporter: the president then applied romneshia to a list of hot-button topics most focused on women. >> if you're saying you're for equal pay for equal work but you refuse to say...
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in the new nbc poll, no change in florida, obama by one. romney ahead now in virginia, up three since the debate. romney up two in ohio, trailing by six. >> you talk about single digits having picked sides as a result of the debate and romney got the advantage there. we see a slight closing in these tossup numbers in these three critical states. >> reporter: more pressure on the number two candidates who face off tonight. in their debate here, on domestic and foreign policy, biden and ryan will be seated, which normally leads to a lower energy level. from danville, kentucky, i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> a security official at the u.s. embassy in yemen was assassinated today near his house. the state department has identified him as kasim atlan. he worked there for 11 years. he was off-duty and running errands with a family member when a gunman on a motorcycle pulled up and opened fire. that gunman got away. state department officials say it's too early to know whether his embassy job made him a target for murder. they say it is prematur
in the new nbc poll, no change in florida, obama by one. romney ahead now in virginia, up three since the debate. romney up two in ohio, trailing by six. >> you talk about single digits having picked sides as a result of the debate and romney got the advantage there. we see a slight closing in these tossup numbers in these three critical states. >> reporter: more pressure on the number two candidates who face off tonight. in their debate here, on domestic and foreign policy, biden...
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just seven weeks away. steve handelsman, news4. >>> thanks, steve. not much changed on thrill as a result of the election. republicans kept a lock on the house of representatives. 233 to 193. democrats maintain control of the senate, 53-45. maryland democrats picked up a seat in the house. in the sixth district. john delaney beat incumbent roscoe bartlett. the lines in that district were recently redrawn to include a large part of montgomery county. democrats also celebrating a big win up in massachusetts. elizabeth warren beat scott brown for the u.s. senate seat there. the democrats regained the seat that was held by the late ted kennedy for 47 years. warren will be the first woman to represent massachusetts in the senate. >>> democrats are holding on to a u.s. senate seat in missouri, thanks to controversy created by a republican challenger. todd akin lost to incumbent mccaskill. akin came under fire for comments he made he called legitimate rape. he said abortion should not be allowed in conception by rape. republicans called for him to drop out
just seven weeks away. steve handelsman, news4. >>> thanks, steve. not much changed on thrill as a result of the election. republicans kept a lock on the house of representatives. 233 to 193. democrats maintain control of the senate, 53-45. maryland democrats picked up a seat in the house. in the sixth district. john delaney beat incumbent roscoe bartlett. the lines in that district were recently redrawn to include a large part of montgomery county. democrats also celebrating a big win...
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president obama tried to show off the power he won through reelection, claiming voters back his call for tax hikes on the rich. but that message had a distraction. the petraeus problem. >> i have no evidence at this point, from what i've seen, that classified information was disclosed, that in any way would have had a negative impact on our national security. >> reporter: the president's withholding judgment on the fbi keeping secrets that allen, petraeus, and kelley and broadwell matter. >> we're safer because of the work that dave petraeus has done. >> reporter: issue two was the fiscal cliff and taxes. >> what i'm not going to do is to extend further a tax cut for folks who don't need it. >> reporter: republicans demand no rate hike. can there be a deal finally to cut deductions in what the rich pay in taxes. >> i recognize we're going to have to compromise. as i said on election night, compromise is hard. >> reporter: issue three, libya. four americans dead in benghazi. republicans today demanded a new investigation and warned the president not to nominate u.n. ambassador susan r
president obama tried to show off the power he won through reelection, claiming voters back his call for tax hikes on the rich. but that message had a distraction. the petraeus problem. >> i have no evidence at this point, from what i've seen, that classified information was disclosed, that in any way would have had a negative impact on our national security. >> reporter: the president's withholding judgment on the fbi keeping secrets that allen, petraeus, and kelley and broadwell...
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the president will return to the commonwealth next week. he'll campaign with former president bill clinton. a new poll shows mitt romney edging ahead of the president 50% to 47%. >>> utility companies are already preparing for what could be widespread power outages and other damage from hurricane sandy. pepco crews are out today checking on problem spots and making sure the equipment is ready to go. bge said it's planning for hundreds of thousands of potential outages. and putting workers on standby. dominion virginia said it also has workers on standby. and they're all making sure that all their trucks are stocked with the right supplies. >>> supporters of the dream act were taking action in maryland today. the dream act would mean that immigrants could get in-state tuition in maryland colleges. a new "washington post" poll shows the act is favored by 60% of maryland voters. but as chris gordon reports, both sides are intensifying the fight as election day approaches. >> reporter: university of maryland students rallied this evening in sup
the president will return to the commonwealth next week. he'll campaign with former president bill clinton. a new poll shows mitt romney edging ahead of the president 50% to 47%. >>> utility companies are already preparing for what could be widespread power outages and other damage from hurricane sandy. pepco crews are out today checking on problem spots and making sure the equipment is ready to go. bge said it's planning for hundreds of thousands of potential outages. and putting...